A. Jerome Walnut Nature Trail – Barnegat Light, NJ

A. Jerome Walnut Nature Trail – Barnegat Light, Long Beach Island, Ocean County, NJ
Distance – 0.25 miles total (one way), but paths off this trail can greatly extend your hike (we did 1 1/2 miles and could have extended it more)
Type – U trail (ends do not connect, must backtrack or walk around the block)
Difficulty: 3 of 10 – sand can be such a pain to walk in.
Total score: 6 of 10

Corson’s Inlet State Park – Ocean City, NJ

Corson’s Inlet State Park – Ocean City, Cape May County, NJ
Distance – Rail trail – 0.75 total out-and-back. Yellow Trail – 0.25 miles one way. Red Trail – 0.4 miles one way. We did 2.4 miles total covering all three of these and a beach walk back from the Red to Yellow Trail. Can also extend this beach walk around the tip of the island.
Type – Series of out-and-back trails that can be looped off with beach walks if you choose.
Difficulty: 2 of 10
Total score: 7 of 10

Maritime Trail – Barnegat Lighthouse State Park – Barnegat Light, NJ

Maritime Trail – Barnegat Lighthouse State Park – Barnegat Light, NJ (Ocean County)
Type: Loop trail
Hours: Sunrise to Sunset (Parking lot closes early and they will lock your car in. You can park just outside the entrance).
Distance: 0.2 miles. Not a typo, 0.2 miles.
But lots more to do in the park, like a mile out and back walk on the jetti (just under two miles total) and climbing the lighthouse
Difficulty: 1 of 10.
Total score: 8 of 10.
Updated: January 16, 2017